On July 5 this year, a six-year-old boy, Vishal, died on the worksite of an under-construction government housing colony in Ramapuram in Chennai. In photographs taken immediately after his death, he can be seen crumpled up on the earth, his legs broken and covered in blood, and deep injuries to his head, arms and face. His family, who work on the site, crouch over him in anguish. The project belongs to the Tamil Nadu Housing Board (TNHB); the contractors are a private company, Sri Venkatachalapathy and Company.